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Jimmy O. Yang (performing a bit)

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Somebody threw away an entire Peking duck with the sauce and everything.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

You're a , man. I'm the . You were the one who was hoping it was a dead person.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

You're a , man. I'm the . You were the one who was hoping it was a dead person.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

You're a , man. I'm the . You were the one who was hoping it was a dead person.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Thank you so much, Anne-Marie. First of all, I'm a big fan. And second of all, I think you should introduce me at every single one of my shows from now on.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Thank you so much, Anne-Marie. First of all, I'm a big fan. And second of all, I think you should introduce me at every single one of my shows from now on.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Thank you so much, Anne-Marie. First of all, I'm a big fan. And second of all, I think you should introduce me at every single one of my shows from now on.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

That was wonderful. Thank you.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

That was wonderful. Thank you.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

That was wonderful. Thank you.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Well, first of all, when I first got the script, I knew that it was based on a book. I love reading books, but I get distracted very quickly. And I'm like, oh, man, I got to read the script and the book. That's a lot of pages. But then I rifled through a book in like half a day. It was just so engaging. And I really felt like it spoke to me.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Well, first of all, when I first got the script, I knew that it was based on a book. I love reading books, but I get distracted very quickly. And I'm like, oh, man, I got to read the script and the book. That's a lot of pages. But then I rifled through a book in like half a day. It was just so engaging. And I really felt like it spoke to me.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

Well, first of all, when I first got the script, I knew that it was based on a book. I love reading books, but I get distracted very quickly. And I'm like, oh, man, I got to read the script and the book. That's a lot of pages. But then I rifled through a book in like half a day. It was just so engaging. And I really felt like it spoke to me.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

as an Asian American, as an actor, as an artist, and I think just as an outsider, as someone who felt like I was always in the background of my life and I always have to find a way to sneak in. And I'm like, man, It almost sounded like the book was based on my climb and struggle in my career. From Willis being a background guy, which I was. From Willis having a bit part, which I was.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

as an Asian American, as an actor, as an artist, and I think just as an outsider, as someone who felt like I was always in the background of my life and I always have to find a way to sneak in. And I'm like, man, It almost sounded like the book was based on my climb and struggle in my career. From Willis being a background guy, which I was. From Willis having a bit part, which I was.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

as an Asian American, as an actor, as an artist, and I think just as an outsider, as someone who felt like I was always in the background of my life and I always have to find a way to sneak in. And I'm like, man, It almost sounded like the book was based on my climb and struggle in my career. From Willis being a background guy, which I was. From Willis having a bit part, which I was.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

I was Chinese teenager number two. I was person in line. And to Willis becoming the tech guy, which I was on Silicon Valley. So I just really connected to the role. And of course the book and the script were so well written by Charlie Yu. I felt really passionate about it. Rarely does a script or something land on my desk where I felt a personal connection with.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

I was Chinese teenager number two. I was person in line. And to Willis becoming the tech guy, which I was on Silicon Valley. So I just really connected to the role. And of course the book and the script were so well written by Charlie Yu. I felt really passionate about it. Rarely does a script or something land on my desk where I felt a personal connection with.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

I was Chinese teenager number two. I was person in line. And to Willis becoming the tech guy, which I was on Silicon Valley. So I just really connected to the role. And of course the book and the script were so well written by Charlie Yu. I felt really passionate about it. Rarely does a script or something land on my desk where I felt a personal connection with.

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Actor/Comic Jimmy O. Yang Breaks Out Of The Background

And from then on, I was like, man, I got to get this. I got to do this.